title: [The effect of sensory stimulation in the sensory stimulation room on the well-being of demented elderly. A cross-over trial in residents of the R.C. Care Center Bernardus in Amsterdam].
abstract: A controlled cross-over experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of snoezelen in the snoezelenroom on the well-being of elderly people with dementia. Seventeen elderly residents from the Bernardus Nursing Home in Amsterdam participated. All were in a very advanced stage of dementia requiring a high level of care and nursing. In this study, the presence of behavioural problems was used as a basis for the measurement of well-being. The behaviour was registered by video cameras and analysed by means of certain subscales of a Dutch behavioural observation scale for intramural psychogeriatrics, the Gedragsobservatieschaal voor Intramurale Psychogeriatrie (GIP). The results showed that less behavioural problems were seen with the experimental intervention. This indicates a higher degree of well-being during the snoezelen activity in the snoezelen room than when the residents remained in the living room. The results of this study indicate the need for a large-scale study in which additional outcome parameters are measured.
authors.affiliation: GCP Hospital Research & Transfergroep Rotterdam en Omstreken.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kragt
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Holtkamp
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: van Dongen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Rossum
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salentijn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Het effect van snoezelen in de snoezelruimte op het welbevinden van demente ouderen. Een cross-over trial bij bewoners van R.K. Zorgcentrum Bernardus te Amsterdam.